Editor’s Blog
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I am really out of practice with the software, so bare with me. They will get better. I have not yet bucked up the courage to actually appear in a video, but give me time and I am sure it will happen.
Commas: when to use them and when to let them have a break.
Write as though someone who knows the rules will be reading your work. A good editor will pick these bad habits, and they are bad habits, up and call you out on them. It might be an idea to throw a few deliberate errors into your sample edit pages just to see if they spot them. If they do not bring them up, that should be an alarm.
Ten Tips to Help You Avoid Telling Writing | Scribendi.com
One of the most often quoted axioms is: “Show, don’t tell.”
More about choosing an editor.
Choosing an editor is not easy. The good ones have fees that could choke a horse. However, they are GOOD editors, so the fees they charge are worth it. If you can afford those fees. Unfortunately, many Indie authors just can't break out that kind of cash. Enter the...
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Now offering a free workbook when you sign up to the mailing list. Here is why you need it…
9 Rules For Writing Dialogue | Novel Writing Help
Want to know the most important thing about writing dialogue in fiction? If it sounds like a conversation you’d hear in the real world, you’ve gone horribly wrong somewhere.
10 Things Your Opening Chapter Should Do: A Check-List for Self-Editing – Anne R. Allen's Blog… with Ruth Harris
More great advice from Anne R. Allen Let’s face it: first chapters are hard. When you’re writing your first draft, you’re writing for yourself—getting to know your characters and their world. You should let everything spill out on the page free of your inner editor’s...
Stupid Writing Rules: 12 Dumb Things New Writers Tell Each Other
Fake news isn’t our only problem in the era of social media. Fake writing rules are everywhere... Feedback is important for new writers. You don’t want to write in a vacuum. But the most important function of getting feedback may be to help you build up the thick skin...
Top 10 Storytelling Cliches Writers Need To Stop Using | LitReactor
There are certain storytelling clichés writers go back to again and again…